Science and Technology
Protein may help restore lost movement after stroke
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 10:54 am
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12 — U.S. researchers have found that a supplemental protein may help restore impaired mobility of people who suffer from a stroke. Naturally occurring in humans, the protein has proved to [...]
Read More >>HP, Microsoft announce joint efforts on cloud computing
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 10:52 am
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13 — Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Microsoft on Wednesday announced a three-year agreement to jointly invest 250 million U.S. dollars to advance cloud computing and simplify technology environments for businesses of all [...]
Read More >>Scientists discover avian influenza outbreak closely related to bird migration
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:51 am
by writer Yan Hao KUNMING, Jan. 16 — A research jointly conducted by Chinese and Asian scientists has discovered that highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak was closely related to bird migration. The [...]
Read More >>China launches third orbiter for indigenous global satellite navigation system
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:50 am
An orbiter is launched by a Long-March-3III carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Jan. 17, 2010. It was the third orbiter that China has launched for its independent [...]
Read More >>Intel posts surge in yearend profit, sales
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:49 am
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14 — Intel Corp. on Thursday reported that its profit and sales surged in the fourth quarter of2009, which are seen as further evidence of the improvement of information technology market. [...]
Read More >>Gene map for malaria crop offers higher yield hope
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:48 am
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 — Plant scientists at the University of York in the United Kingdom have published the first genetic map of the medicinal herb Artemisia annua. The map, published Friday in journal Science, [...]
Read More >>China’s Internet users top 384 million
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:47 am
BEIJING, Jan. 15 — China reported 384 million Internet users by the end of 2009, up 28.9 percent, or 86 million, from a year ago, said a report from the China Internet Network Information [...]
Read More >>Study decodes deadly Tasmanian devil cancer
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:46 am
An unnamed male Tasmanian devil cub receives a health check-up in his enclosure at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, in this October 22, 2009 file photo. A international team of scientists has discovered the genetic marker for [...]
Read More >>Engineered tobacco plants have more potential as biofuel, U.S. study shows
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:45 am
A worker walks amongst tobacco plants at a farm in Cuba’s western province of Pinar del Rio February 26, 2008. (/Reuters File Photo)
Read More >>Scientists ready to see first images from WISE
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:44 am
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 — U.S. scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Sunday they had removed the lens cap from NASA’s Wide-Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), the first basic step to see [...]
Read More >>UK mobile operator O2 says iPhone apps hurt network
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:43 am
¡¡BEIJING, Jan. 4 (net)– UK mobile operator O2 has been having problems with the huge amount of data being schlepped around the network by iPhones, according to media reports Monday. According to O2 CEO [...]
Read More >>Apple to ship tablet device in March: report
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:42 am
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4 — Apple Inc. is set to unveil the much-rumored tablet device later in January, but doesn’t plan on shipping the product until March, U.S. media reported on Monday. While the [...]
Read More >>NASA’s Kepler space telescope discovers first five exoplanets
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:41 am
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 — NASA’s Kepler space telescope, designed to find Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of sun-like stars, has discovered its first five new exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system. Kepler’s [...]
Read More >>The devil’s in the apps
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:40 am
BEIJING, Jan. 5 — While few can hope to better Apple’s iPhone, content providers here are giving the competition a different complexion by focusing on its applications. While few can hope to better Apple’s iPhone, [...]
Read More >>Google unveils smart phone
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:36 am
Media attending the unveiling of the Nexus One smartphone, using the Android platform, watch an application on the first mobile phone the internet company will sell directly to consumers, during a news conference at Google [...]
Read More >>Arianespace outlines 2010 launching plan
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:33 am
PARIS, Jan. 5 — Chairman and Chief Executive of Arianespace Jean-Yves Le Gall outlined Tuesday the new year agenda for its three launchers: Ariance 5, Soyuz and Vega, saying there will be seven missions [...]
Read More >>Apple’s App Store downloads hit 3 billion
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:29 am
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5 — Apple Inc. on Tuesday said more than 3 billion applications have been downloaded from its App Store, a service for the company’s iPhone and iPod touch media player. Apple [...]
Read More >>Skype to offer video phonecall service on TVs
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:27 am
BEIJING, Jan.6 (net) — Skype, the software application for users calling over the Internet, said that its service will beembedded in high-definition TVs with Internet capabilities, according to news reports on Wednesday. The company said [...]
Read More >>Int’l Consumer Electronics Show to kick off in Las Vegas
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:25 am
John Chambers (L), chief executive of Cisco Systems, and Cisco’s Ken Wirt have a live teleconference with doctors on a television during a news conference at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las [...]
Read More >>Green Dam faces $2.2 bln lawsuit
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 3:23 am
BEIJING, Jan. 7 — The Chinese government, two Chinese software makers and seven major computer manufacturers faces a 2.2 billion U.S. dollars lawsuit filed by a US based software producer for their distribution of [...]
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